<p>According to latest data from National Bureau of Statistics, China has increased coal production to a record high in December and the whole 2021. China produced 4.071 billion tonne of coal in 2021, which is a new ail-time high and 4.7% more than in 2020. In December, coal output hit a record high for the third consecutive month, increasing by 3.7% MoM and 7.2% YoY to 384.67 million tonnes.</p><p>China ramped up coal production to secure domestic supply, affected by global coal shortage, ban on imports from Australia, floods in largest producing province Shanxi and frequent environmental checks as China is following the course on decarbonization to avoid coal shortage, like the one which caused large-scale operation halts at industrial enterprises in September and October due to power deficit. In October, China's National Mine Safety Administration said that from the total 976 coal mines it had inspected, 153 could safely increase the supply by about 220 million tonnes per year or 55 million tonnes in 04 of 2021. Since then, Chinese coal producers have been constantly increasing output.</p><p>Moreover, the National Development and Reform Commission said on January 18 that local coal miners will be ordered to keep normal production during the upcoming Spring Festival, so the coal supply is expected to stay high in the short term.</p>
<p>According to latest data from National Bureau of Statistics, China has increased coal production to a record high in December and the whole 2021. China produced 4.071 billion tonne of coal in 2021, which is a new ail-time high and 4.7% more than in 2020. In December, coal output hit a record high for the third consecutive month, increasing by 3.7% MoM and 7.2% YoY to 384.67 million tonnes.</p><p>China ramped up coal production to secure domestic supply, affected by global coal shortage, ban on imports from Australia, floods in largest producing province Shanxi and frequent environmental checks as China is following the course on decarbonization to avoid coal shortage, like the one which caused large-scale operation halts at industrial enterprises in September and October due to power deficit. In October, China's National Mine Safety Administration said that from the total 976 coal mines it had inspected, 153 could safely increase the supply by about 220 million tonnes per year or 55 million tonnes in 04 of 2021. Since then, Chinese coal producers have been constantly increasing output.</p><p>Moreover, the National Development and Reform Commission said on January 18 that local coal miners will be ordered to keep normal production during the upcoming Spring Festival, so the coal supply is expected to stay high in the short term.</p>
